Big Apple
English
editEtymology
editPopularized by John J. Fitz Gerald in horse-racing articles in the 1920s - an apple being a treat for a horse, and New York being a prize location for horse-racing at the time. From usage among African American stable hands. See the Wikipedia article.
The Big Apple. The dream of every lad that ever threw a leg over a thoroughbred and the goal of all horsemen. There's only one Big Apple. That's New York.
Proper noun
edit- A nickname for New York City.
- 1976, “Song for Sharon”, in Hejira, performed by Joni Mitchell:
- Sharon, I left my man
At a North Dakota junction
And I came out to the Big Apple here
To face the dream's malfunction
Translations
editnickname for New York City
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See also
editReferences
edit- Michael Quinion (2004) “Big Apple”, in Ballyhoo, Buckaroo, and Spuds: Ingenious Tales of Words and Their Origins, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books in association with Penguin Books, →ISBN.
- John J. Fitz Gerald (1924) “Around the Big Apple”, in New York Morning Telegraph[1]
French
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English Big Apple.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editBig Apple f
- Big Apple (nickname for New York City)
- Synonym: Grosse Pomme
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